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JHOU GHTS BT MOONLIGHT . A SIMILE . Bt E . La Moxi . yB 25 evening " " gentle tenth bath hushed Jfc 8 bwy ' worid * ° * " * » taS icarce a sigh eootet stealing fgsth j ^ ocean * stamberinyb » Mty ^ Ln sa . from her ature throne . Sg ilea on the steeping earth , kak de ^ J fiowen , bathed in her light ,
Scarce wem of ¦ worldly birth ; ttnr iweet it Is , at that lone oonr , To -wander •»»«» her rays , ^ ad leave fond Memory free io row Hid-scena of bygone days . -tfe ponder on the fairy joys Of ddldhood ' a fleeting yean ; jke past seem * wreathed in sunny smiles Undiiamed by clouds cr tears :
-fi-e -vsnder , dreaming otrwsrd still , life ' s cares are all forgot ; So &ir a world can hold bo ill—Earth , seems as hallowed spot . Sat oddealy , o ' er Land ' s light , A doady curtain ' s borne ; Ifce dukest hoar in all the night ji that which heralds morn . goon naming breaks , and from the east , lbs monarch of the day Oones riding forth , and chaseth night , WHb all its dreams , * -w » y : SfiSS >
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RETWARD MAULE . A P 0 BIKA 1 T DiAWS PBOM LIFB , BY " AUQCS . " SB stood alone , his lying bee Rstpfedaad red ; in demon grace Bit hair hang down , -well greased * nd Bleek , lisping 4 i » " labour" for at least a week ; ( Far yoa mast know that greasing hair , KoDg "high-born" males and females "fair , " Derates box ion . ) His staring eyes Ben fixed , like thief upon a prize , Eight on an object . But , -we ' re premature ; I 5 at let Tta see the portraxL , then we ' re sure At MO » Will follow . W « U , t s nose
fboagh not exactly blooming like a rose , f M parple-hned , and placed , like other folks , lt « TO his month : the which , like a true / ca , Wa » hig , or rather , like an " orator ' s , " twaslarge ; Tell fitted , like a reserroir , its filthy venom to disthirge , isd in that month , oh ! what a snpple tongue ! like < " !»**¦"" beUmac'a , on our esxs it rung h fearful loud&aas : twoald have traked , alas » i deeping donkey , or e ' en a human ass : So rich , so rare , so shrill , that mortal never Sad tongue like bis who boasted human liver .
Is&gs , or heart But to our tale , Ornther " portrait" Thus he stood , -with tail Banging behind ; hit eyes were knowingly fixed upon is ixa& . polioemaa at one time , then a , John , * Ai vnx snd SBO& lie gxowl'd hU Whirling "wrath , Ob any lockteso wight whose houbst daring h&th Down down the lip-aalve ef this " office" blade : 821 cs and on he went , so truth e ' er staid On lying hero , while his tongue "fu ' weel , " Itsbed Tory Wellington and Tory Peel . &e " speech , " in short , in fudge abounded , and in lies did ample "Hoaoor" to its " Tier . " Here ' s o « r sample : —
&E PARROTS SERENADE ; BEING THE txmmun 8 « K » OP A SPEECH " SPOUTED" BT RBTUAED BATTLE , AT A LATE GBA 5 D WHIG " OCCASION . " " I m no bung of rvlgu mo&ld , Kos duaed by " » W helpmates me truie , And I hold in contempt , as savant should , The tribes of Cherokee . ! " I ha-re seen the sun of ur northern climes Oft flinymPKi in his eoone through th > serial sea ; And I know that the turbulent signs of the times Can only be calmed by xe . ' " Then shout for the Whigs of immaculate growth , For vested to remaatber me ; Who * wheedling finality blades in the south , Are eonserring the powers that be .
" And -while I am draining the ocean dry And preparing & ' place * for the sea , Da you , I command , watch vigilantly Tke tribes -ef Cherokee !'
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THE MOYEiLEXT . Bt "Aegus . " ffEEiCX all this agitation , and straggling to be free , Ou " boiling" of a nation , like surge in angry Bea ? Qare are no tyrants on our shore , our homes are happy still ; On " pastors" crave us earthly store , saTe to enforce IHT Will . On laws are just and free to all , nor seek the poor man ' s wrong , Sea why on freedom ' s children call , in strains so loud .
so long ? fls thus : ota -wrongs are ne ' er redresaed , our sons are bound like slares ; Sere is so hope for the oppressed , save in untimely grvres . Stt raise your standard ou the frW * , and waTe it in the breeze , Jtriition , and a thousand ills , 'tend all who on it
&e& xaise 7010- standard on the hills , and shout from sea to sea , lie God of heaven sad earth now -wills , -we must—we shall bo fees !
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^ " AH , SURE A PAIR . "Ccbiocs Coincidence . —During the elections at Wlnball en Tuesday , Stockdale and ilr . Walter of the **¦«» gare their Totes at the same time for Alderman Hriet '—PubLic Journals . Walteb and Siockdale—Birds of a feather , TVent to fo * hustings And Toted together . May StodtdjOe and Walter , Both in one tethe *—I mean in a Halter , Hang closely together !
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* " John , " a country bumpkin . ! t "Cherokfie , " the same of a tribe of North Ameri- j in Indians , admired for their industrious habits , intel- j IfEnee , and geneal eminence . Mr . B . Mvaualay , in «* r igntoanee of the real character of this Tirtuons ! a « , applied " Cberokse" to the Chartists of Edmburgh ! V a term of reproach ! What an immaculate moralist—* fcat an infalUble legislator our " immortal" Secretary of War must be ! ' [ It maynol be generally known to our readers that Btt quotation , " a la mode It grand , " which occurs in "Argnsv last " I * ortrait , " is s > literary gem culled from ibt labours of & leading member of to © Whig Cabinet ^« ily , there are aa many " gems" apparent ia thsir ¦ oplea of literary capability , as there are " brilliants " "JaSble in th&ir legislation .
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Socthwakk A > i > Lambexh . —What a oontraet u * ere is now , and alwajd has © eea , both in the ch&-r * cter and appearance of the two sides of the rirer ! Tbe Londou Bids , high and _ weli-buik , thickly studded ^ si spires aad public ediucee , and resounding with * R the noise of the operations of a various indosfey ; the Southward aad L&abeth side , low &Jid »^ and meanly-built , wiih &carcelj an edifice Bgher than a coal-shed or timber-yard , and a popu-« J * Km witli a squalid , dejected , and debauched look , « fcrmg a remarkable contrast to the cheerfulness tod activity TisiDle on the faces of the Londoners . Tie situation upon the low swamp is , no doubt , one ** ose of the unhealthy appearance of ihe dweUen on tae
sonth of the Thames ; but the diseolute rake-MlSsh appearance of the lower orders of them mast WOlherwise accounted for . From a yery eariy age , watliwark and Lambeth , and the former especially , * er . e the great Einks and comson recepu . c 2 e 3 of ail jj » rice and immorality . Up to the year 1328 , »* nttwark had been independent of ihe jurisdiction « London—* sort of neutral ground , which ihe law ** pld not reach ; and , in consequence , the abode of u&eres and abandoned characters of every kind . « wy used to sally fonh ia bands of one and two « jp « ired < j at a time to rob ia ihe city ; and the Lord «* joi and AlceimeD , for the time being , had not 'stfrectueatly to keep watch upon the bridge for nights together , at the htad of a troop of armed men . to
gterent their inrcaas . The thieves , however , upo nese occasions , took their boats at midnight , an < i-owing up therirer , landed at Westminiter , an ^ Te all before them , with as much valour and 1 Sfe * J impunity as a border chietuoa upoa a fora * Guaberland . These thiugs indaceu the magi kates of London to apply to Edward III . for ¦ P » at of Southwark . The request was complie - ?^ h , _ and the vicioas place brou ^ lit under tiie rale < ^ QVf . DriYea in iom a measure from tiiis nes WB thuyes took refuge in Lambeth , and still set tl " ¦• «* itie 8 » t dtfiaoee , From th « day to this , tl •?**« oaghB hare had the same chaiaoter , and bet powo as the favourite it » crt o £ tbieses aad vagi I S *«? of every descripfioii . —The Thaxies and i intuiaries . ¦ '¦ - ' -
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Jokbs on tbx . Bkkcs . —The jokes of judges on the bench He g « Mnlly , Uth « y oocht U > be , iarolaaurr . Exceptimg tke « toe ip «* t eu « of » u Irish . judge in tdr faj » e , the world fcu witaeaed Terjliltle of prcmediUtod MBtiM-wMFerj irith mallce tforethoaght - < mOebttS . -gthte , an insUnce may be cited from reoeot reoordi iu Wertaiiujter . A Rhtriffa officer , dashingly w-rayed , waa undergoing * crorafnm aatatm , to jrhidi the counsel bad giTen a comic turn , endnig with a deeire to know ( the witness bein * 1 m £ i&S $ E £ 3 ^ £ xewtasllle . Mwcrea 4 eaMo 7 &nIrut ) i iurf < r « in « n *
aeeenbed M an " officer ") if he belonged to the * my , and to what regiment . M Neither to the army wr to Ae ^ Ty ^ wM the reply , uttered in ahi * hly offended tone ; « I » m an o % er ef the sherff of Writa . " « Of whai county did the witness say !" laqiurW the ]« d « e . . * Of WUte , " retorned the MojtoomBly-aAtired witaess , with an air of conscious pnde . « raaould h » Te thought , " said tho judgft , in * low tone , io the b » r , glancing at the witness ' s mart waistcoat and gold chain , " I should hare thought , r * ther of Bucks . "—Headt of the People .
Impudence of Eilistox . —Mr . Elliston had advertised , in Worcester , an extraordinary display of fireworks ; comets with tails , and fixed stars without them , lions ravenous , and boa-cnaBtrictors gorgedsquibs , crackers , wheels , and whirligigs , were to be Been in all the glory of the pyrotechnica . 1 art . Whether he had erer aenously contemplated their introduction , whether there was any difficulty in procuring them , or whether having assured himself , by their annoaneement , of a crowded auditory , this deponent Eayeth not , but certe * , they never ^ made their appearance on the BUge . " Mr . Elliston persuaded hi * landlord , * man mach respected in Worcester , to issue his fiat against any such « xhibition , « calculated to vitiate his insurance , aud to endanger the livee of the King ' s subjects . The good «* sj saan , falling into the trap , went to the tWw »
with a party , chiefly to hear the manager ' s explanation ; when , to hifl horror - * nd astonishment , Elliston placed the entire mm on his shoulders , and called on him by name torerify his assertion , from the box he was sitting in ; at the same time lauding him highly for his promptitude and precaution . He wound up his address in a tone of peculiar conciliation and bombast , which no other mortal conld adopt , with , * Buy' ( as if , at least , he was going to give them all their money back , ) But , ladies and gentlemen , I am happy to say I have given directions to make up for any disappointment you mav have experienced . Band ! " ( looking down and pointing bis finger with an assumption of great authority to three wretched fiddlers in the orchestra ) " Band , play np , God save the King '—directly "Bxmn ' t The Stage . "
Fjunkux ' s Chair . —During my stay in Philadelphia , I visited the library and other rooms of the American Philosophical Saciety . which was instituted , ^ believe , at Ae instance of the celebrated Benjamin rranklm . Franklin ' s own library chair is still preserved in the committee room , and is always occupied > y the chairman * t the meetings . It is an old high > acked inn chair , stuffed , and covered with black leather , now much tarnished . I was amused at a singular peculiarity in its coustructioa , remarkably characteristic of its original owner . I observed that the apron of the chair , or the bar in front , reached
somewhat lower than usual , and was wondering why it had been so awkardly constructed , when the librarian , John Vaoghan , Esq ., a most interesting old Kenvleman—an octogenarian , but still a perfect devotee of literature and science , who remembers Franklin and all other American worthies perfectly —showed me that the bottom of the chair moved upon a pivot , and that , when turned up against the back , it formed a ladder , by means of steps fixed to it beneath , to enable the philosopher to reach the higher shelves of his library , without being incommoded with an additional and somewhat inelegant piece of furniture in the room .
Threatened Assassination op Castlebeaoh . —I - »*» one day standing in my pablisning-office , Chatting With a T * sry amiibla member of the Society of Friends , -when a reugu-looking person came in and handed over to ihe clerk a long manuscript for insertion in the shape of an advertisement . The clerk , looking at its length , and not at the nature of its contents , told the man-who presented it that the charge would be ten soimta . Ast © ni * bed at the eagemise with which tho man offered to pag- » sum of money bo little corresponding with his appearance , I took up the manuscript , and , glancing at its content * , found that it was a very violent attack upon Lord Castlereagh , who was then in office , and that it was libellous in many parts . Although my political sentiments were not exactly those of Lord
CacUereagh , I did not choose to make my paper the ¦ vehicle of attacks of this description , and told the man that his article could not be admitted at any price . He immediately began to abuse the character of Lord Casttereagh , declaring that he had been engaged for him in various circumstances of foreign espionage , and that he i Lord C . ) had made him the most brilliant promises , not one of which be had kept . He had applied for redress , he said , until he was tirad of applications , and had resolved on public exposure . He tuen admitted to me that several newspapers had refused to insert bis attack ; and said that , finding no public outlets for Ha complaints , he would now take vengeance into hL » own hands , and ha-re Lord Castlereagb ' s life . This pftrson , whose name was Smasher , ta very appropriate name for
such a man ) , entered into particulars which made me and my friend the quaker believe that ho did really intend to execute his diabolical purpose . "VYten he had left the office , my friend , who was one of the most timid creatures living , entreated me to take some steps for puttmg Lord Castlereagh on his guard ; for although the quaier was a decided Radical , he said he should never sleep again if any harm betel his LordBhip , from his not knowing what Smasher ' s intentions were . He used so many arguments to induce mo to apprise Lord Castlereagh of what had taken pl&ce , that I sat down and wrote a letter to his Lordship , in -which I advised him to beware of this man , Smasker ; but , at the same time , expressed a hope that if the Tn ^ n Jiad any claims on the Government , he would fairly inquire into them
and remove , by aa act of justice , the irritation of hie mind . In aa hour or two after I had cent my letter , I received a reply from Lord Castlereagh thmiVjng me for my communication , and promising to attend to my suggestion . Here 1 thought my share of the business -vraa at an end ; but , at about six o ' clock in the evening , I had a -visit from the chief magistrate of Bow-street , Sir R . Baker , who , with my letter to Lord Castleresgh in his hand , informed me that he had just left Uiat Ifobleman , and had come to request that I -wonld give him the details of my conversation with Smasher , as Sir Robert assured ms that Lord CagUereagh intended to inquire i&to the man ' s complaints , acd was merely desirous , in the first instance , of ascertaining whether there was any danger to be apprehended from the
excited state of his mind . I did not hesitate to enter rery fully into all the circumstances of the affair , aad , in aa tfagearded mement , signed a formal deposition , which Sir Robert Baker had drawn out . Soon after the magistrate had taken his leave , however , I felt that I had placed myself in an equivocal position , and immediately wrote to him to say that , if it was intended to take any coercive measures against Smasher , without , at the same time , inquiring impartially into the merits of his claims , I would sot appear as a witness against him . On the folio-wing morning , as I was dressing , my clerk came to inform me that two Bowstreet officer * were waiting for me below stairs . 1 bad forgotten the event of the preceding day , and was wondering what I could have done to have caused the
honour of such a visit , when suddenly it recurred to me that it mnst be connected with the aftair of Smasher . I west down stain , and found two rather decent looking fellows , trho , em seeing me , -were exceedingly polite , and requested me to excuse their intrusion , &nd to allow them to remain for a short time . " We have found Smasher out , " said they , and have ascertained that his project ia te sheot Lord Castleraagh as he crosses the park . In order to throT him off his guard , we have left word that you want to see him ; and , as he was to return home at nine o ' clock in the moraiug , we may soon expect him here . " My in < iignatioa a : having my home made a trap by Bow-street officers was so great , that in the first impulse , l was deposed to pnt them into the street ; but , on reflection 1
resolved to adopt a more prudent course I informed them that they were very welcome to stay , and , going into the publishing-office , told the clerk that , if Smasher thonld call , he would tell him to mafe the best of his way out of London , and if he waa in want of m-aey , to offer him any sum "Within fifty pounds ; for alUlOU 17 ^ I had been sosi anxious to prevent personal injury to Lord Castlereagb , the idea cf being held up a 3 a denunciator , even for a good purpose , was so terrible to me , that , at the moment , I would have given all 1 possessed to favour Smashert escape . I know that my conduct in this affair may appear exceedingly inconsistent , but I do not fear that any well-rtgnlated mind vrill consider that I -was acting an tmf air part . I told my clerk tiiat if Smasher should call , he would allow half aa hous- to
elapse after hiB departure , and then knock at the door of iny private room , in which the Bow-street officers were sitting . Two hours elapsed before the expected signal was given . During this time , however , I vaa very much , amused by the sjoecdoies of extraordinary renconirea in which those officers had b ^ en engaged . At elevea o ' clock the three expected knocks were given . I then rose from my chair , and said , " Gentlemen , will yoa hare the kindness to present my compliments to Sir R . Baker , and tell him ti ; at I vrss not a ^ are that it was the custom of chief magistrates to unie the houses of private gentlemen decoy-traps for persons of whom the police were in search ; and that iSmiiaher , by my
means , is , I tru 3 t , out of hU rt-ach ? " The officers were very much astonished at the message with which ¦ I charged them , but took their leave very civilly , and I ¦ never iioaid that they wtre able to get hold of Smasher , who certainly lost no time inJeaving Londun , and thus j I washable to accomplish all that I intended as regarded ; Lord Caitlereagh without , disgracing myself . Not long : afterwards this unfortunate cobk-man cut his throat-I Although it Was Utterly ii :, jxjwsible that there ceuld j have been a ^ nyconnection between tiieatiair of Sma&hei ¦ sadta ^ aaeUnch ol y event , I was imcu struck , on reading the account of the coroner ' s iuqutist , at a questior f put by a juryman to one of L ^ ni Cistl » rt » gh ' d Servants ! He , inquired , from whst irunvts was nut stated , whe j ther Lord Castlereagh Lad ever received any threat 0 : asxawnnation , to which the rusn replied , " X > c < idedlj ] not . "—A Newspaper Editor ' s Beminiseettces .
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of Ae broody CtoTew / ' m the Stoieh . e * U Viaeomrt gH ^ Wpro rea red . _ Altomther , it could , not fail ^^ P ^ t ^ trf ylngtothoWwho wewthenbjeeft of tho display , ,: - ; . -. : ., . , ; . r ¦ ...,. - ,, . ;! V ' - ^ l £ «* y k ^ Vnen . passed alonjj to the front , cheerel by the people . whenthe whole returned to HimUSw * V"X ^ # P l « sw » through theprineipal 22 Gre * > * ber * * v ™ 0 ^^ , £ ' ¦ . - Walker was called k > : the chair . The Lro bdS' ? Jto W < Ml wm . n * mm waa moTed , ^ nfed , and earned unanim « ttely : — ; i hat this meeting highly approve of the resolu-Uona passed at the Great iele ^ te MMthJ held in SS » ' . > wd * y , the 22 nd instant , and are fully ? £ » ed to «**?;<>«* *^ Peaceful and constitutional measures which the spirit of these resolutions enioma . ;> "' ¦ ' f "'? "VTi'wpre revived . Altogether , it could not fail
An address was then presented to the patriots , in the name of the Radicals of Hamilten , to which they mado suitable replies . , It wa 3 unanimously resolved to petition the Queen for restoring Frost , Williams , and Jones to their countries and families , and also for the liberation of the incarcerated Chartists . The weather being somewhat broken , it waa judged expedient to shorten the proceedings at tho meeting ; and after three cheers for the Charter , three for ieargua O'Connor , atid a vot « of thanks to the Chairman , tho meeting was dissolved . By the lowest calculation , there were from eight to nine thousand persons present ; and when it is taken into consideration , that the population of the parish islittlo more than 10 , 000 , an estimate may be formed of the length to which the spirit of Chartism prevails ia that district .
SOIREE . A splendid soiree was held , in the evening ; Mr . Arthur Robertson in the chair , supported on the right by Dr . M'Douall and Mr . White ; on the left by Air . CoUiBs , » nd some menabewof the committee . Inunediatol y behind the Chairman was seated the Old Vocal Band , who , in the course of the evening , performed several pieces , in the selection « f which they displayed great judgment and taste in the performance . Grace being said by Mr . Stewart , the viands provided wore done full justice to , after which , the band performed a sacred piece , that muoh gratified , and called forth the plaudits of the meeting .
The Chairman then Baid he had much pleasure in Beeing around him such a numerous assemblage , met to do honour to those gentlemen who are now beside me . ( Loud applaHse ) Where are now your Attwoods , your Muntees , and your Edmonds 1 They may now be classed among the Popays and the Richmonds ; they have forsaken the cause of the people . Not so the men you have this night met to honour . ( Loud cheers . ) Collins has made himselt dear to us by his consistent advocacy of the rights of the millions . ( Cheers . ) M'Douall , by his splendid defence of the principles of the Charter , and the manner iu which he has borae persecution , that we might be free , has endeared him to us all . ( Loud . eheers . ) And the base treatment to which
Mr . White has been subjected , entitles him to our warmest praise . ( Applause . ) These men are worthy to be ranked amongst the Cartwrighta , the Hunts , and the Cobbette . ( Applause . ) He would now introduce Mr . John Collins to the meeting . Mr . Collins then rose , and was received with tho most enthusiastic applause , which continued for some time . After silence had been restored , Mr . Collins addressed them as Mr . Chairman , sisters , and brother Chartists . He felt at that moment such mingled sensations , that he could scarce give utterance to his feelings , when he reflected upon the condition in which he was placed but a few months ago , and contrasted that with the reception that he was everywhere meeting with new . It Droved to
him bojond the possibility ef a doubt , that the Charter would speedily be triumphant . ( Loud cheers . ) When he resected upon the great blessings which God had bestowed upen this country ; when he reflected upon the vast powers and resources ef the human mind , aad that those powers ( if properly employed ) are conducive to the happiness of the human race —( hear , hear );—and notwithstanding all this , when he saw such an amonnt of suffering among his countrymen , he was compelled to advocate the cause of the people . ( Tremendous applause . ) We are charged with being inEdels , but he ( Mr . Collins ) would fling back the charge , in the teeth of those who make it , with contempt —( cheers);—did not the Bible denounce the oppressor those who
made tho epah small and the shekel large , selling the poor for silver , and the needy for a pair of shoes . He ( Mr . C . ) contended that one class of the community ought not to have the power of tyrauising over another part of the community ; and that it was a gross pieco of injustice to compel a man to obey a law ho had no voice in makiug . Mr . Collins then asked , what they would think of a law being passed declaring that uone should have a vote but those who were six feet aigh . —( laughter and cheers ;)—but even this woHld not DO SO unjust as the present system ; because men would be found of that height amoug all classes of society . ( Checn . ) He ( Mr . C . ) remembered , when in Warwick Castle , a gentleman coming to him and saying—now , Mr . Collins , I know you are
a sensioie man , aaa would you really give all the scum of society a vote ? Ho ( Mr . C . ) replied , that there would be something like argument in what had been said , if tho profligate of the middlo classes were excluded from voting by tho present system ; but such was not the caso ; and he could noli see how a rich rogue should have more favour showu him than a poor rogue . ( Laughter and cheers . ) Mr . Collins then laid before the meeting a long statement of the salaries of the Archbishop of Canterbury , Duke of Wellington , &c , giving the amount which each of thoir iucomea amountod to daily . Mr . C . concluded a speech of which the above ia but a meagre outline , by reading a letter from Mr . Henry Vincent , which called forth loud expressions ol applause . A Glee by the Vocal Band .
The Chaibman said ho had now to introduce to them Mr . George White , who had been recommended to them by Mr . O'Connor , —( cheers , ) and was well known aa one who had suffered iu the cause . Mr . White then rose , and was received with rapturous applause . He proceeded to say that if he had nothing to recommend him but the recommendations of others , he was afraid he would not have much to recommend him to a Scotch audience . ( Hear and cheers . ) AHhowgh he was ready to confess that h » was much indebted to Mr . O'Connor , both on a private account and otherwise . Tho rich accuse us of wishing to rob them . I eay poor things ; we don ' t want , to put ourselves to the
trouble of robbing them , although they be robbing us now in reality . ( Cheers . ) They tell us that we go through the country exciting tho people , and if the people are not content with their lot , then tha strong arguments of bullets and bayonets are brought against them ; and a policeman ' s baton to argue with you about your principles ; they would make us believe that black is white . ( Laughter and cheers . ) Seven or eight years ago , we put ourselves about , and carried the Reform Bill , and placed the Whigs in power ; we thought then that we should have our rights ; but now , we find we are at the wrong Bide of the hedge . ( Cheers . ) What does the Government of this country do for the people , that we pay so much to support those fellows wao sit m London , and not the representatives
of the people , but a committee sent there by a few shopkeepers . ( Cheers . ) A real House of Commons consists in a i ' uli repre sentation of the whole people . ( Loud cheers . ) Why is it that tho people have no power f Because they have been disunited . ( Hear . ) See that after the excitement of this night is over , you continue to do your duty . I believe that God seat me into this world to do my duty while I am in the world ; and . I am determined to do my duty while I am in it . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . W ., in conclusion , recommended those present to support the Central Committee , which was composed of intelligent , honest , and excellent men , and concluded an animated and humorous speech a . mid much applause . A glee by the vocal band .
Taa Chairman then introduced Dr . M'Douall to the meeting , aa one who had distinguished himself in tne- cause of the people . ' When the Dootor made his appearance , he waa met with several rounds of applause . He said—Mr Cnairraan , fellow-countrymen , and brother Chartists , I do not intend to occupy much of your time at this late hour ; but promise , at a future time , to leciuie to you on all these subjects . ( Renewed app . aase . ) 1 have just escaped from tho paternal caTc ot me Whig Government , who are like good parents that take care of their children , more especially if thasr children are Chartists —( laughter aud cheers ) —and I , as a dutiful child , shall try and pay them oack fer their kindness . ( Loud cheeV- )
,- I rejoice that the prosecutions of tho Whia liover . iinen !; have only had the effect oi spreading our principles—( cheers ) ;—and this meeting is a proof that they have had thatcffi ' . ct . 1 olier myself up as one who ii ready to go forward in t > : e « ood cau > o- ( cheers ) -read y to follow Mich mon as an Enamett ^ or a Gerrald , a Muir , a Palmer , or a Frost . ( Loud applause . ) Such is my deiftrmiiiatiou tbat 1 will go tbrmu-din spito of all opposition , mspito of the duugeon , in spite of tho gallows , or the block , i ta Doctor , after a warm exhortation to oe uniied , aud to go forward steadily aud determinedly , mia that no doubt buoccss would speedily crown our ili ' . ttts , he concluded amid the most rapturous applause .
A glee by the vocal band . Mr . J . Duncan , from Edinburgh , briefl y addresaed the maeting , after which , Mr . Wilson read a letter from afriend ia America , which contrasted strangely with tha condition of the working mes in this country . Threatimea three having been given for the Charter , for Frost and his fellow suffosers , Feargus O'Coanor , and the imprisoned patriots , the Blesting broke up highly gratified with the whole proceedings .
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Mr . CouuKS i an ^ his compatriots left Hamilton ^ l- ' &'&ftoSmM ^ Q ^ = * Ste * th » ren . Whe ^ pasejjigLa ^ kall , the Radical brethrenthere S Btr . at the reside , and , having gathered around „ e ; conveyance , expressed their wish . to : be addressed , which waa done by Mr . "VVhite , ; in 4 * he seed sown by him at the " wayaide" we have no doubt will prove more fruitful than that of the sower mentioned in the parable . They then proceeded to Stonehouse , by the inhabitants of which they , yew met , and escorted in proccsaion onwards . Within a few miles from Strathaven they were met by the men of that quarter also in procession , and *?« . *»<> foro ^ fa ayine jojned , they entered that Tillage m triumph with music playing and banners flying as on the pmioua ¦ , day . . Wilson ' s death signal was prominent among the banners , it having o ^ n ..-seni . vyTpoBVfox . 'ith 0 occasion . It is good to have . r > , » , M —j u :- ^__ -i _ - - -i . * « ...
such proctfea / tokens as these of the tyranny of our rulers used on all possible occasions , -By the s « gal , of-ltmauj a person thought over the fall , and mourned for poor Wilson , while he yowed enmity a&amst the system of which he was the victim , that otherwise would not have done bo . The whole population turned out , and none were to be seen in the houses as wo passed save a few old females left to take charge of them . When the procession reached Stratharen there would be about four thousand present . A meeting wa « then held , at which White , M'Douall , and Collins spoke respectively amid immense cheering .. A resolution was PaaBfd approving of the conduct of the delegates at tne Glasgow meeting , and another for petitioning the Queen to pardon Frost , Williams , and Jones , and liberate all tke political offenders . After three cheers for tho Charter and Mr . O'Connor , the meetlngdispersed . . ¦ ' '
A SOIREE was held here m the evening of the someday , in Mr . Campbell ' s church . The area in which the tea , fruit , Ac , were laid out , was filled , and contained about six hundred , and after these bad been diecuBsed , the galleries were opened at a lower rate , and were also speedily filled . The chair being taken a blessing was asked by the Rev ., Mr . Campbell , in brief hut most comprehensive terms . The manner in which everything was got hp was really handsome . The stewards were all dressed in white aprons and light Waistcoats , which gave an air of neatnesa and comfort to the affair that was rery pleasing . After some remarks by the Chairman , Mr . Chasie 9 Christie was introduced and presented the guests with a long and excellent address , which was throughout loudly applauded . The Chair * man then introduced
Mr . Collins , whom he said they had seen before in the Birmingham Deputation , and who was received with the most deafening cheers . After an account of his confinement he proceeded to enlarge upon the state of tho country and the nefarious schemea pursued by Government to mislead the public mind as to it . In doing so he related an incident which he had once witnossed in Glasgow , and which perfectly electrified the audience . It was this : some years ago when Mr . Symonds attended there to collect evidence with regard to the cause and cure of the prevailing distress , he ( Mr . C » llins ) attended occasionally to hear what was going on . At one time the person who was being examined , chanced to have an impediment in his speech , and the queritt had no little difficulty in getting him to make the proper respones . Said Mr . Svmons . " Do
yoa think emigration would benefit the country !" * Ye-e-s , I think e-e-m-i-gr-ation Wo-wo-would do u-8 much good . " *? Very well , you think emigration would do much good , " said Mr . Symons as he proceeded , evidently very complacentl y to register this ( as he thought ) favourable opinion . " Butsto-o-p , Sir , " chimed in the favour of emigration , " pr-rhaps your opt - - nion and mine differ , as to wha-t © -emigration is . " "Did you not tell me , " Baid Mr . S . interrupted in his pleasant ( for hia employers wanted to encourage emigration ) duty , "that you thought emigration would do us muoh good !' 11 Ye-es , Sir , I did ; but I m-eant that if all the Bi-8 hope , and the Pa-raon 3 , and the Aristocracy were to emigrate , it would do us muoh good . " Mr . Symons , disappointed at the tit-bit he
anticipated being thus enatcned from him , proceeded to question him on other topics ; but he would not answer these until his former answer had been duly recorded—( hear , hear , hear)—and though Mr . Symons did bo , it is doubtful if it was ever embodied in the report ; but he ( Mr . Collins ) took care to do . ( Loud laughter . ) Mr . Collins then proceeded to depict the wretched state of the working men , whe , after all his toiL was left with his family to eke out a miserable existence in want . Should Christian philanthropy ( said Mr . C . ) look upon such scenes with indifference ; should Christian eloquence be mute , and so much misery and wretshedness in the country generally in the factory and in the workshop ! He then enlarged upon the turn hold that the principles of Chartism have taken o £ the public mind . Sir John Campbell said , at the breakfast given him in . Edinburgh , that h © had put down Chartism . But ho never made bo great a
mistake in his life . ( Cheers , and laughter . Chartism was alive , and would be so ; it was unextinguisl \ - able . ( Renewed cheering . ) He then proceeded to defend the principles of the Charter , and to answer the charge of ignorance that had been brought against the working classes . They might be ignorant of Greek and Latin , and the stuff usually gathered at Universities , but he thought that the knowledge how to make a steam engine was of as much usq to one in guiding his vote as to have his head crammed with Latin er Greek . ( Hear . ) After enlarging upon that part of the Charter which relates to Universal Suffrage , he touched upon the Ballot . It was said the Ballot was un-English . ( Hear . ) But then how camo it that un-English gentry and nobility uniformly practised it at their cluba 1 It waa uot " nn-Enghah" then . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Collins concluded a long and able address amidst much cheering .
Mr . Robert Shields then favoured the company with a song , which ho sung with much good taste and feeling . —The Chaibman then introduced Dr . M'Douaxl , who said he did not rise for the purpose of making a speech , having since the 13 th of last August been constantly engaged in a close course of agitation , which , along with his imprisonment , had considerably diminished his strength . It was a pleasing feature in the movement that the religious feelings of the people were enlisted in it , despite theinfiuence of the priesthood and the press botn of which are , as a body , bitterly opposed to us . Although opposed b y these , like a ship ia a stiff gale , we must go on aud strike a stiff blow for liberty . ( Cheers . ) The Doctor then proceeded to rouse the
feelings of tho audience by aa animated appeal to the conduct of their ancestry . I have often , said he , sat upon the graves of these noble men in the wilds of Galloway ; and even now I feel , as it were , that their conduct ) leads me onward in our fight for liberty . ( Loud cheers . ) We have the power to put down all opposition . ( Hear . ) Let as go on , then , aud gain the Charter in spite of the pr . oud church itself . He then referred to the system of churohism that obtains at present to such an extent . In Chester I Baw a different church from what you have here , aud different prayers . You have heard of the Litany ; well , when I saw it , I thought it the moat singular piece of nonsenae imaginable as to spiritual matter ; quite sensible , so far as the Bishops , the Queen , and Mother Church were concerned ; but not a word of the wants or well-being of the people . ( Hear , hear . ) Tho Dootor then
commented in severe terms upon the hypocrisy of the priests . The people , he said , should tell them that they ( the people ) should be satisfied first , and that the priests should have bufc the fragments . ( Laughter . ) Were this to be tho case , they would not take the part in the present struggle which they do . The Doctor then showed the falling off which has been for many years in the state of tho working man , and compared the state of provisions , some thirty years ago , to what it is now . The Doctor then gave a brief but eloquent exhortation to them to go forward ; their cause wa 3 just , and according 10 the will of God , and , if they did their duty , there was a power above that would do the reat . He concluded a speech , the exertion caused by the delivery of which evidently gavo him some trouble , amid loud and long continued cheering . Mr * John lieid bein ^ called upon , treated ua to a sou a in first-rate style .
The Chairman then introduced Mr . White . Mr . White said that , after the luminous speeohes that had been delivered , he would not detain them any length of time . The Chairman had told them tbat he ( Mr . White ) was comparatively unknown among thorn . He was go ; but he was not unknown to the enemies of liberty in Yorkshire , and he hoped to be even bettor known . ( Loud cheera . ) The Government was intended to govern for the benefit of all classes of the community , and when it failed to do so , aad Roverued only for the benefit ; ot a faction tho sooner it was put an end to the better . ( Cheers . ) I complain of . the whole system —( hear , hear)—and although the taxes were takeu off to-morrow , I
would still be dissatisfied while the present parties weve in power to put them on again . I am willing 10 forgot all past injuries , if they will only be ' good lads for tho future . ( Hear , and cheers . ) When the middle classes av » tho greatest doits in existence , me wages of the working classes , who support the 1 , 'iiddlo classes , fchould bo euch a 3 to keep them in comfort and case . ' Is such the case 1 No . Then we must havo a change . Mr . White then exhorted them on the necessity of uniou , and made some most judicious remarks upon the gross lolly of dividing arid casting ous upon the questions of moral and physical force , and concluded amid much ch&criui ? .-
Wr . Wilson then'sung a fioag , his execution of whum gavd much satisfaction . M r . John Duncan , of Edinburgh ; being called upon , then briefly addressed the meeting . Three cheers were then given for Frost , Williams , and Jones , three for Feargus O'Connor and the incarcerated Chartists , and a vote of thanka to the Chairman ; after which the meeting , which was the best ever held in Strathaven , within the memory of tthe oldest Radical , separated .
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M'douaix , oounr « , aot > whits , XK SCOTTJUTD . AIRDRIE . . A soiree wm held ia the evening , in the Seces sion Church here . The Church was taetefolly de-« 2 " ^ ed wi th portraits of Frost , Collins , and M Douall , banners with mottos , &c ; among the latter was one belonging to the Airdrie Universal Suffrage Association . The chairman was Mr . Brodie . A blessing was asked by Mr . Halliday , of Greenock , and the companyhaving partaken of the good tilings provided , Mr . John Dukcan , of Edinburgh , returned thanks . nr « rw \ m *****
The Chairkaw called upon Dr . M'Douall , who was received with loud applause . He thanked them for the cheering and enthusiastic manner in which he and his companions bad been received , from which he augured well for the cause . The Doctor then proceeded to enlarge with much power and eloqueuce upon the miserable condition of the working class generally , and then depicted , with his usual force , the despicable character and general conduct of the aristocracy . After that he expected them not to be led astray by any will-o' -th ' -wisp agitation that might be set on foot for other objects , but to go forward as they had hitherto done , under the banner of Universal Suffrage . He was much cheered . BnrH 8 * B popular and heart-stirring s ^ ng of M A man ' s a man for a' that , " was then sung by Mr . Jameson .
Ma .. Donalds next addressed them in an excellent speech of much good sense and sound argument . He said that to succeed , we must work and not clamour . Supposing we had in Britain 100 , 000 honest Chartists , what would be easier than to build large commodious halls for holding public meetings , soirees like the present , or lecturing . We would not then , as now , have to go without , or be at the mercy of our opponents for accommodation . If each would but depoeit five shillings , it would give ns
£ 25 , 000 , which would be fully sufficient for building twenty-five balls . Such an act on our part would anew our determination to have our rights and strike terror into the hearts of our country ' s foes . How little would we value the laying out of a few shillings in a struggle for life , and what is life without freedom . ( h « ar and cheers . ) He moved a resolution" That this meeting agree to adopt the resolutions passed by the general delegate meeting assembled m Glasgow , and will carry them into political operation . "
Mr . Hanks seoonded the resolution , and it waa carried unanimously . Mr . Bates recited Tell , on liberty , " with much energy and spirit . The Chaibman then introduced Mr . Colline , who was received with enthusiastic cheering . He said that any remarks be would make would not be to their feelinga or passions . He proceeded to answer Beveral objections that are often brought against the Charter . In refuting the charge of ignorance that had been brought against the working class , he said : — "I will engage to take a hundred men at random from that class , and try them with a hundred similar chosen from other classes , and I will be bound to say that upon any q uestion in
cither . science or philosophy , they ( the working men ) will not be ono whit behind . ( Cheers . ) He then Bhewsd up ia a most effective manner the assumed wisdom and intelligence of the aristocracy . Let ns just look to the doings of the most intelligent and wise 6 e « tion of these wise men—the Parliament . ( Hear , hear . ) Why in the preamble of almost every act we find it stated that it was passed either to repeal , alter , or amend some previous one . So much so , that we had not an act through which a coach and tix might not be driven . As a proof of this he would just mention a fact . In 1815 and 1816 , in consequence of the distress in the country , two Committees of the House of Commons chanced to bo sitting at the s&xae time in solemn
deliberation as to the cause and cure oi the evil . The farmers were ill off in consequence of the superabundance and consequent low price of grain , and & bill was passed to exclude forei gn corn . The Committee , who had their case in hand , reported to that effect , while the other sapient body reported that the distress arose from over-population , and want of food in the manufacturing districts ! One said there waa too much food for the mouths , while the other came to conclusions that there were too many mouths for tho food . So much for the intelligence and wisdom of the aristocracy . In the course of his speech , Mr . Collins laid down a principle that
much pleased tne audience , viz . that every man has a right to subsistence on the land upon which he waa born . Mr . Collins then alluded to an attack made upon him by the Scottish Standard , ( a lately started organ of ihe ultra Tories ) , in consequent of Mr . Collins saying at Ediabureh that were Jesus Christ to visit the earth , he would ( for being houseless and poor ) be sent to the treadmill . Having shown the absurdity of the charge of blasphemy made by the Standard , he retorted upon the party that paper supports , and coucluded amid much applause . "Here ' s a health bonuie Scotia to thee , " Bun / c with much feelm- and good tabte , by Mr .
Alex-. Mr . White then addressed the meeting . Ho exposed the hypocrisy of those who endeavour to account for the prevailing distress by say ia < working men are idle and lazy . In Leeds alone there were near 10 , 000 people out of employment , or dependant upon others . He then attacked the Reform Bill , exposed its effect ? , and showed why it neither did nor could have done good . He approved of the suggestion that had been made as to building halls , which he exhorted them to consider eeriousJy of ; and also hoped they would support the Central Committee . He sat down loudly cheered . ^ Mr . Jameson then moved a resolution to the effect thai they would never cease to agitate for the Charter till it was obtained ; which being seconded by Mr . Finnie , was carried unanimously .
Mr . John Pateuson then moved the thanks of the audieacs 10 Messrs . Collins , M'DoaaiJ , and White , which bfcLnj ; seconded by Mr . Halliday , was carried with scclaniation . Mr . M'Glashax then treated us to a well-recite , ! piece of elocution . The meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr . Duncan , and Mr . M'Donald , who proposed a petition for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and , after three cheera for the Charter , the meeiing separated highly gratified .
HAMILTON . Wednesdayt September 30 . GRAND DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOUR OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHARTER , AND COLLINS . M'DOUALL , AND WHITE , IN HONOUR OF ITS NOBLE ADVOCATES . The scene here , early in the morning , was one of the mo 3 t enlivening and heart-cheering description . In every direction nothing was to be seen but banners flying , music playing , working men parading the streets , and , in general , preparations being made to give the distinguished patriots , who are now arousing the men * of Scotland to a straggle for liberty , a reception worthy of the cause they are engaged in . The trades , having formed in procession , marched off to meet them in the following order : —
Band , dressed in regular hessars' uniform . Yellow banner : Motto— " We welcome the patriots , Collins , M'Douall , and White . " A pole , beatint the signal made use of by the patriot Wilson at his execution , trimmed with black . A large green silk flag : Motto— " God and our rights . " Reverse—^ ' Presented to the Hamilton Radical Asaosociation by the Females , Juae 10 , 1839 . Men of Leachlee district , with flag :
Motto— " Since the patriots have brav'd the storm , We have some prospect of nlbrm . " Men cf Patrick-street , with flag : Jlotto— " ihe Whigs have been weighed in the balaiice , and found "wu ^ 'iag . " Gardeners , with fl . ^ : Motto— " With thi 3 kuifa we will pruae ihe tree of corruption . " Reverse— " Annihilation to the trade of corruption . " Smiths , wi ; h anvil aad two workmea hammering . Oil a cloth canopy that fiarrounJed the anvil w * s written in large gold le :
ters" The Charter , " on the one side ; " Drive at the drones , " on the other . Laoeworkcrs , with Sag : Motto— "Free Trade , and no monopoly . " Shoemakers , with flag : Motto— " An hones man ' s the noblest work of GoJ . Union- £ trcc 5 district , -svith iiig : llotio— "The juatmieii : of Htaven is labour and food ; The jud g ment of king 5 , toilG 2 fi ? Cirva : ion . " Reverse—^ Fre « Trade is the golden girdle of the cood . "
Vrith a grea . 1 variety ot" banners aad fiigs , with various colours , loser . ptions , and device ) ivhicr \ owing to tiie enormous press , we could uoi piriicuiarise . Tne procession met tho patriots in an opcu carriage at the celebi-aied Uo . h . veil Bridge , on the very sp ' . jt wuere , in farmer ti-. ces , our ancestors ir . aih' . ahied their principles of religious liberty even to cho death ; aud wi : er-j they exemplified their professions with weir practice , un . d staled their testimony with their hearts' blood—wnere one of the most deadly strngj ; i-s tor libtTiy of conscience that is U > be tound in the pages of Scci ; : di history took place . Thtj
scenery around this , to ovary bcotchman and lover of liberty , sacred tpot , is of the most enchanting kind ; aud a ' , the iaom .-zit we speak of , when the carria ^ e co : uaiiiin $£ men who had suit ' ered in the r- 'j-aof thopeopio crossed the "Brig . the scene Wiiiwb presented r . s-j-f vrss most splendid , bo far as the eye could reach along tho road was to b « seen but banners Mid men , the former waving in the w ; nJ , the latter cheering in a manner that made the hills and rocks , woods aad braes around , resonud to their rejoicings ; wkile the hoarse sound of the trampet , mingled wiiLjihe hollow beatings o £ them , almost made us think , for a moment , that the days
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Prince Albert exhibited ai » rm for his personal safety in the rapidity of railroad . travelling , when he expressed a wish , the other day , that in his ' trips to and from . Slough to tlio metropolis , the speed in futures should be reduced .. " TheEnglish people-are under no alarm for his safety—none whatever ! ¦ ¦ An ' fcMmiiiT young xadt , in Boston , has sasd * schoolmaster in that city for a breach of promise . She-inferred the contract from the fact , that he"had taken tea at her house twice a week for ten years . Prett * Women ;—* Of all other views a man may in timo crow tired , but in the countenance of a . woman there is a Variety which sets weariness at defiance . " ** The divine right of beauty , " says Jnhin 8 , " ia the only ditine right an Englishman can acknowledge , and pretty women tiie only tyrant ie is not authoriaedio resist . "
Promotion—A youBK . enafen of a regiment stationed not far from Manchester , residing in lodgings , the sitting-room of which was Tery small , was visited by one of his fashionable friends , who , o » taking leave , paid— Well , Charles , and how much longer do you mean to stop in this nutshell V to which he wittingly replied— " Until I become a kernel . —Barbadoet paper .
„ A , HINT FOR NOYKHBBR . " The pap-basin ' s bonght , " quoth the Queen , t ' other noon . u John Bull , " Melbourne cried , must provide , then , ike spoon . " . Water Mnsic . ~ Mr . Bennett , the editor of the Neva Tork Morning Herald , writing from the Falls of Niagara , saya , — There is nnuric in the voioe of Niagara Falls—there is a melody and harmony of the most original kind . " Mr . B . intends to compose a piece of mn » io in imitation of the singular harmony of these waters .
England and Spain . —The number of newspapers m England is about two hundred and thirty , and the annual average number of convictions for murder is thirteen or fourteen . The number of newspapers ta Spain , a few years ago , was onb , and the ininnal number of convictions for murder was upwards of twelve hundred . "A little learning is a dangerous thing ! " ' THE GBSMAN TOAST AS GIVBK AT THB PALACB . . Huzza for old England 1 Huzaa for John Bull ! - Thongh his head is d— -d empty , his purse is brfa * fall ! The Rotai . Pamilt . —A famous bm mot of Lady Townshend on the Royal Family was occasioned by seeing them often at Ranelagh . She said— " ThiB u the cheapest family to see , and the dearest to keep that ever waa . "
j Miss Fit , of Massachussetts , has recovered 365 dollars of Mr . Frost , for a breach « f marriage promise . He courted her for one year , and tho fury allowed one dollar per day for the time . —New York paper . When Glknelo was told that , if Louis Napoleonescaped , Montholon would nap it , he evinced a very stnkiDsinstance of condolence with that imprudent man by falling fast atleep .
A WHIG TOAST . The Chartists in hell , Peel ' s gang in disgrace ; The Bishops in blazes , and Whigs snug in place ! . Thb Editor of the Railway Herald spent the 4 th in the following democratic manner : —Forenoonfeasted on cherry p ie and root beer ; afternoon—on r ° * u ^ r ««* cherry pi e ; evening-partook of both . There is nothing like variety I—American paper . , ' Mahruges Onb Hundred Ybabs Ago . —A gentleman of fortuHe , in Berkshire , who kept three servant maids , was married to one of them on Friday last , aud on Saturday his two sons followed his example b y marrying the other two . —Advertiser , July 14 , 1740 .
Political LiBERTT . —It is always considered as a piece of impertinence , in England , if a man of less than £ 2000 or £ 30 « 0 a-year has any opinions at all upon important subjects . —Sydney Smith . The following important piece of information IS given in the Hera / dot Thursday : — " Lord John lussell ' s-youthful daughter , the Hon . Mias Victoria Ruesell , god-daughter to the Queen , is in the enjoyment of good health . " Wonderful indeed I the more so , perhaps , when it is borne in mind that the little darling is in the third year of her a » a i
The " rope rig" on the Blackwall railway does not seem to answer nearly so well as was expected , it broke for the third time on Tuesday , though happily without breaking the necks of any of the passengers . After such repeated trials , we fear there is no chance of the rope answering its purpose , unless it be made strong enough to bang all the directors , underlings included . That would indeed be a gooi way of tostin * its goodness . By the present mode of locomotion , the passengers are *• hauled up " if his be done improoerly , the parties implicated being strung up" would perhap 3 prove an effectual r £ medy .
The bot at the head of the class will state what were the dark agss of the world . " Boy hesitates . Next—Master bmith , can ' t you tell what the dark ages were I" •*• I guess they were the asces just before the invention of spectacles . " M Go to your seats . "
BENEDICTION EXTRAOBDINART UPON H . M . O . MAJESTY . May Heaven ' s best gifts our virtuous Queen adorn ; May she live blithe and happy as a fawn ; May she repel and laugh her foes to scorn May erief ne ' er plant within her breast a thorn r May bards that praise her " cut it fat" as brawn ; May plenty at her feet pour forth her horn , J eemmg with honey , oil , milk , wine , and corn ; While countless Britons , witty , dull , forlorn , bick , sound , Bane , frantic , bless her night and morn ; And why 1 She took the trouble to be bor » i
A Fanct FAiiu-The Hon . Mrs . , while miatress of a stall in a fancy fair , observed a gentleman staring at her . " What is it you please to want »" . sh » inquired . His answer was , I am pleased to look at you . " " That costs a guinea i" she informed him . He paid the money , and then demanded , M much for a kiss ? " The honourable lady quickly replied , " Two guineas ! " It was bought , and honourably paid across the counter . —Devonpwt Journal .
. jHrnsis a hook published with the title of The Philosophy of the Turf , " written , we suppose , with the humane view of enlightening greenhorns and youngsters on the manoeuvring and roguery connected therewith . If this be the writer ' s parpose , wo commend it exceedingly , for unless a man ca e * aa acquaintance with the " philosophy of the turi by some means in addition to his own observation and experience , he wiil probably lie under it long before he has mastered the in- < ridt-acies of so complicated a study .
LINES TOCCHrNG THE LINE . A Yankee of genius , by no means a lubber , Invented gome ships built of tough India rubber , Which would walk m half no time all over creation : bo , thinking he'd found out a boon for his nation , To Congress he offer'd his Macintosh fleet , Which he guess'd would all other craft very soon beat ; . J But Congress his vessels thought fit to decline , Lest m sailing across , they should rub out the line . ' National Wealth . — The property accumulated by the labours of the population of ttie British Em-? cco t ' m 1 ? 64 ' e 3 timat « d at 250 millions ; and in lose , ihe national annual income was reckoned at b b £ 800 ' Colqahouu i in l » 12 . estimated the then existing national property at 2 , 736 millions sterling ; and , of course , the iaorease since that period must have been enormous .
« « ° ™ g AsteRn . —Mr . C ^ t , in a letter to tho editor ot the Omcinnuti Chroniele , relates the following dialogue between himself and a lady : — 4 i Madam , what age shall I put you down ?"—No direct answer . How old i s your husband ?"— " Sixty-one . " " And your eldeetson !"—Twenty-seven . " " And the next !" —• 'Twenty-one . " "And how old do you call yourself 1 — " -1 do not know my age exactly , but it is about thirty . " "Did I understand you , ruaiam , that your eJdeas son was twenty-sevou-1 "— " Y ? s " l !^ ? , ^* o l » tnen > De more than thirty ?"Well , " Sir , ( rather snappishly ) , I told you ahout thirty ; I can't tell exactly , it , may bothirty-oae or two , but I am positive it is eod over that . —New 1 ork Express .
Going into Mockning . —A Fi * r ( American ) r—The editor of the New Orleans Trump to- was recently acquainted with a yoaag ! & < iy , possessed of such a radiant pair of blue eves , that a single glap . ee wag sutfacient to melt a snow-ball , or pierce tho hw « t of a Wall-street loco-foco . Tho lady in question retired to bod cue niafcs . as usual , and on her r : sin " on the following morning and looking in her dresfiiuS ' glass , she was hoiTor-struok to find- ? . er pa . r oi melting blue" sparklers transformed to W black . ihi 3 extraordinary phenomenon haspnzzL-u the prcfoundest philosophers in the States , vrlio ftve&tuaUy gave it as their opinion tbat the-young lady ' s opiioa had gone into mourning ,- in consequence of ihe vast havoc they had made amongst the men . The worthy editor adds , that the young lady ' s Woe * eyes am likely to do infinitely more mischief thin her blS
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 10, 1840, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2705/page/3/
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